Scholars and practitioners at the IACP conference indicate that there are no easy solutions to confronting radicalization and extremism in the U.S., but there are key elements that must be incorporated into any effective strategy. Los Angeles Police Chief Michael Downing and St. Paul Police Chief Tom Smith shared their views of how to prevent …
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IACP 2015 – President Obama Addresses Attendees
When it was announced late last week that President Barack Obama would address attendees at this year’s International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference in Chicago, what was always an exciting event on the law enforcement calendar took on a whole new dimension. Buzz around the president’s address on the show floor over the last …
IACP 2015 – The National Initiative for Building Community Trust & Justice
Since 2013, the Department of Justice has examined ways that it can work with law enforcement to build trust in communities. As Edward Chung, senior advisor, Office of Justice Programs with the Department of Justice, noted, the department is not known for moving quickly, but since the program began, the notion of “trust” between law …
IACP and Thomson Reuters Honor San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Detail for Innovative Work in a Murder Case
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Detail has been recognized with the 2015 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/Thomson Reuters Award for Excellence in Criminal Investigation. When detectives from the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Detail responded to a crime scene with the bodies of two adults and two children buried in shallow graves in …
